I'm not European, but I've heard the situation is hard there too, although not in the same way. The European academics I've met are, years after finishing the

I'm not European, but I've heard the situation is hard there too, although not in the same way. The European academics I've met are, years after finishing the PhD, still quite dependent on their advisors for patronage. Those advisors likewise have to defer to their advisors. For decades. Until somebody dies. It's very feudal.